“We wanted to create a unique world that the audience bought into and lived in the reality of this character,” explains Armando Salas, the Cuban-born cinematographer for the six-part Netflix biographical crime drama “Griselda.” “We wanted people to feel absorbed into the world of Griselda Blanco.” That world looks as if it was filmed in Miami in 1978, found 46 years later and put on the air when in fact it was shot primarily in Long Beach, California in 2022. The washed-out period details and tone mirror the era when Blanco – a Colombian mother who transformed herself into a drug “queenpin” – ruled Miami as one of the first cartel leaders to bring cocaine to the United States. The limited series stars Sofia Vergara of “Modern Family” fame in her first dramatic role. “We spent a lot of time thinking about the look and feel, something based on reference material but that was our...
- 5/25/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Sofia Vergara is hardly the first person you would think of when deciding to cast the role of a real-life cartel boss (or “queenpin”). The actress who co-starred for 11 seasons as the feisty Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on “Modern Family” – a role that earned her four consecutive Emmy nominations – certainly had comedy chops to spare. But after watching the 2006 documentary “Cocaine Cowboys” and seeing a profile of Griselda Blanco, Vergara felt an odd kinship with the kidnapping, murdering drug lord who wreaked untold misery while bringing cocaine to Miami in the 1980s. “I wanted to do more acting and was looking for someone that I felt I could (portray) because I don’t have any acting training,” Vergara explains. “That’s how I found Griselda. Not that I would kill anyone, or sell drugs, of course. But like her, I am Colombian, I’m a woman, a mother, I’m an immigrant.
- 5/9/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
“Griselda” reigned supreme as a queenpin of the Netflix Top 10 following its Jan. 25 premiere. Inspired by the life of notorious cartel boss Griselda Blanco scored 20.6 million total views during the Jan. 22-28 viewing window, and was No. 1 in 89 countries, making it the most watched title of the week. Starring and executive produced by Sofia Vergara, the series is created by Eric Newman and directed by Andres Baiz.
Meanwhile on the film side, “Leave the World Behind,” which previously spent several weeks at No. 1, joined, entered the Most Popular English Films List at No. 8 with 136.3 million views in its first 52 days on the streamer.
Also, F. Gary Gray and Kevin Hart’s “Lift” continued its No. 1 run on the English Films chart with 17.4 million views as Daniel Kaluuya’s dystopian directorial debut “The Kitchen” took third place with 7.7 million views and Adam Sandler’s “Leo” spent its 10th week among the top 10 with 2.9 million views.
Meanwhile on the film side, “Leave the World Behind,” which previously spent several weeks at No. 1, joined, entered the Most Popular English Films List at No. 8 with 136.3 million views in its first 52 days on the streamer.
Also, F. Gary Gray and Kevin Hart’s “Lift” continued its No. 1 run on the English Films chart with 17.4 million views as Daniel Kaluuya’s dystopian directorial debut “The Kitchen” took third place with 7.7 million views and Adam Sandler’s “Leo” spent its 10th week among the top 10 with 2.9 million views.
- 1/30/2024
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
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Griselda Review: Star Rating:
Cast: Sofía Vergara, Alberto Guerra, Juliana Aiden Martinez, Martin Rodriguez, and Vanessa Ferlito
Creator: Carlo Bernard and Ingrid Escajeda
Director: Andres Baiz
Streaming On: Netflix
Language: English and Spanish (with subtitles)
Runtime: 6 episodes, around 1 hour each.
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Narcos became one of the most impressive early Netflix hits, and that success allowed the creators to come up with several seasons of the show and a number of spin-offs. Griselda, the new miniseries from Netflix, serves as one of those spin-offs bringing the story of Griselda Blanco to the screen and giving the role to Sofía Vergara in a role that certainly feels out of her comfort zone, and yet, the actress is wholly committed to it. Griselda is an intense and entertaining miniseries from the streaming giant.
Griselda...
Griselda Review: Star Rating:
Cast: Sofía Vergara, Alberto Guerra, Juliana Aiden Martinez, Martin Rodriguez, and Vanessa Ferlito
Creator: Carlo Bernard and Ingrid Escajeda
Director: Andres Baiz
Streaming On: Netflix
Language: English and Spanish (with subtitles)
Runtime: 6 episodes, around 1 hour each.
Griselda Review Is Out! (Picture Credit: IMDb) Griselda Review: What’s It About:
Narcos became one of the most impressive early Netflix hits, and that success allowed the creators to come up with several seasons of the show and a number of spin-offs. Griselda, the new miniseries from Netflix, serves as one of those spin-offs bringing the story of Griselda Blanco to the screen and giving the role to Sofía Vergara in a role that certainly feels out of her comfort zone, and yet, the actress is wholly committed to it. Griselda is an intense and entertaining miniseries from the streaming giant.
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- 1/26/2024
- by Nelson Acosta
- KoiMoi
Actress Sofia Vergara found herself getting hilariously tongue-tied when talking about doing drugs on her new series ‘Griselda’ during the recent episode of ‘The Tonight Show’. The ‘Modern Family’ actress, who stars as real-life Colombian drug dealer Griselda Blanco on the Netflix show, praised director Andres Baiz for teaching her everything that she needed to know in order to play the drug lord on-screen, reports ‘Entertainment Weekly’.
“I didn’t know anything,” Sofia confessed to host Jimmy Fallon.
“He taught me how to smoke. He taught me how to do cocaine. He taught me a lot”.
“Alright, hold on”, Jimmy interjected as the crowd began to laugh. “He’s done a lot of great things for you”.
As per ‘Entertainment Weekly’, Sofia explained that Andres would visit her when she was preparing for the role and “he would tell me all these things” that would help her onscreen portrayal.
“It...
“I didn’t know anything,” Sofia confessed to host Jimmy Fallon.
“He taught me how to smoke. He taught me how to do cocaine. He taught me a lot”.
“Alright, hold on”, Jimmy interjected as the crowd began to laugh. “He’s done a lot of great things for you”.
As per ‘Entertainment Weekly’, Sofia explained that Andres would visit her when she was preparing for the role and “he would tell me all these things” that would help her onscreen portrayal.
“It...
- 1/18/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Los Angeles, Jan 18 (Ians) Actress Sofia Vergara found herself getting hilariously tongue-tied when talking about doing drugs on her new series ‘Griselda’ during the recent episode of ‘The Tonight Show’.
The ‘Modern Family’ actress, who stars as real-life Colombian drug dealer Griselda Blanco on the Netflix show, praised director Andres Baiz for teaching her everything that she needed to know in order to play the drug lord on-screen, reports ‘Entertainment Weekly’.
“I didn’t know anything,” Sofia confessed to host Jimmy Fallon.
“He taught me how to smoke. He taught me how to do cocaine. He taught me a lot”.
“Alright, hold on”, Jimmy interjected as the crowd began to laugh. “He’s done a lot of great things for you”.
As per ‘Entertainment Weekly’, Sofia explained that Andres would visit her when she was preparing for the role and “he would tell me all these things” that would help her onscreen portrayal.
The ‘Modern Family’ actress, who stars as real-life Colombian drug dealer Griselda Blanco on the Netflix show, praised director Andres Baiz for teaching her everything that she needed to know in order to play the drug lord on-screen, reports ‘Entertainment Weekly’.
“I didn’t know anything,” Sofia confessed to host Jimmy Fallon.
“He taught me how to smoke. He taught me how to do cocaine. He taught me a lot”.
“Alright, hold on”, Jimmy interjected as the crowd began to laugh. “He’s done a lot of great things for you”.
As per ‘Entertainment Weekly’, Sofia explained that Andres would visit her when she was preparing for the role and “he would tell me all these things” that would help her onscreen portrayal.
- 1/18/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Plot: A fictionalized dramatization inspired by the life of the savvy and ambitious Griselda Blanco, who created one of the most powerful cartels in history. Set in 1970s-80s Miami, Blanco’s lethal blend of unsuspected savagery and charm helps her expertly navigate between business and family, leading her to become widely known as “the Godmother.”
Review: Sofia Vergara, the multiple-time Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actress, is best known for her comedic work on the hit sitcom Modern Family. Many may not be aware of the over-the-top accent she affected for the series and have written her off based on that and her stunning good looks. After teasing a dramatically different role in Netflix’s limited series Griselda, Vergara gets her comeuppance as she delivers what will likely be the signature role of her career. Griselda is a violent and brutal look at the life of the woman that...
Review: Sofia Vergara, the multiple-time Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actress, is best known for her comedic work on the hit sitcom Modern Family. Many may not be aware of the over-the-top accent she affected for the series and have written her off based on that and her stunning good looks. After teasing a dramatically different role in Netflix’s limited series Griselda, Vergara gets her comeuppance as she delivers what will likely be the signature role of her career. Griselda is a violent and brutal look at the life of the woman that...
- 1/17/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
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